Re: Help for ntbackup
- From: "Kerry Brown" <kerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx*a*m>
- Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:42:42 -0800
I'm out of ideas. At least you have a slipstreamed CD of XP now :-)
--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca
"CAM" <CAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:7716DE42-B36F-4EE8-98AB-9C415A831F40@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thanks for the help. I created the slipsteamed CD and then ran sfc /scannow.
I then uninstalled ntbackup and reinstalled it. Then I opened ntbackup and
tried the help. Again it often caused ntbackup to be "Not responding". Any
other suggestions to get Help working.
--
CAM
"Kerry Brown" wrote:
You can download SP2 here.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en
You can then use it to create a slipstreamed CD and add SP2 to your install
CD.
http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/using_autostreamer/using_autostreamer.shtml
Alternatively make sure your pc is physically disconnected from the
Internet. Unplug the network or modem cable to be sure. Install from your XP
CD then install SP2 from a CD with the above download.
--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca
"CAM" <CAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:F04DBD39-CA6B-4AA3-AC98-F6D7AB998AF7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I did get the ntbackup program off my XP home edition CD. That was no
> problem. I have done the chkdsk /r and no problem was detected. I > have
> to
> look into doing a repair-reinstall of XP before I attempt it. Besides
> the
> help not working consistenly for ntbackup my internet explorer has a
> consistent issue of giving an error message when opening but then > opening
> and
> working okay. As I mentioned in one of my previous messages I have the > CD
> for XP 1st edition so am concerned about using that for a
> repair-reinstall.
> -- > CAM
>
>
> "CAM" wrote:
>
>> esI will try CHKDSK and the XP repair install when I find time in the
>> next
>> day or two. I may have to go to the link you gave as my CD is for XP
>> Home
>> 1st edition and I have upgraded to 2nd edition. Do this make much
>> difference?
>>
>> -- >> CAM
>>
>>
>> "Poprivet" wrote:
>>
>> > CAM wrote:
>> > > Thanks - I have gotten Treu image and that will work BUT I still >> > > have
>> > > the NTbackup help locking up. Any suggestions for this?
>> > >
>> > >> "CAM" <CAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> > >> news:9A022B1A-D795-4774-AC08-402D4337440C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > >>> I am succcesfully using NTbackup to back up the system sate and
>> > >>> documents and
>> > >>> settings to an external hard drive but cannot get the Help to >> > >>> work
>> > >>> consistantly. Before I am able to get to the topic I want it is
>> > >>> "not responding" and I have to close the application. How can I
>> > >>> correct this? I
>> > >>> want to know if copying "All information on this computer" is
>> > >>> equivalent to a
>> > >>> disk copy of the hard drive. I suspect that it is not.
>> > >>
>> > >> It isn't remotely useful in this way. It's more misleading that
>> > >> useful.
>> > >>
>> > >>> If not, how do I go
>> > >>> about getting a backup copy of the hard drive?
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> Get a decent disk imaging program like Acronis TrueImage, which >> > >> will
>> > >> provide you with a disk image you can transfer to another drive >> > >> and
>> > >> make bootable in short order.
>> > >>
>> > >> HTH
>> > >> -pk
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>> --
>> > >>> CAM
>> >
>> > Congrats on sticking to your point <g>. About the only advice I >> > have
>> > unfortunately would be to do a Repair Install of XP so that none of
>> > your
>> > data will be disturbed. IMO you're wise to look further into this
>> > since the
>> > symptom you see may likely be only one of many possible scenarios. >> > Too
>> > many
>> > people jump to bandaids and just ignore the underlying problems, and
>> > then
>> > regret it later.
>> >
>> > This could be as simple as some repairable table corruption on the
>> > disk.
>> > Have you run chkdsk on that drive? If not, I'd suggest doing it >> > first.
>> > CHKDSK /r is the best option to use. chkdsk /?at the command prompt
>> > will
>> > get you a list of the options if you're curious. The /r will try to
>> > recover
>> > data from any bad sectors it finds where /f will not.
>> > Since it's the boot disk, chkdsk will ask you to delay the chkdsk >> > to
>> > the
>> > next boot; let it, and then do a Restart. Chkdsk will run upon >> > bootup.
>> >
>> > "All information on this computer" and a "disk copy" are a couple of
>> > those
>> > terms that can mean different things to different people. All
>> > Information
>> > On This Computer would be a copy of the disk, which in turn can be a
>> > disk
>> > copy operation. If however Disk Copy means putting everything back
>> > into the
>> > same sectors/blocks on the hard disk, no, it won't do that. >> > Everything
>> > will
>> > be put back, but it will be put back contiguously as opposed to in >> > the
>> > same
>> > order it came off in. With some few exceptions that are important >> > to
>> > the
>> > OS.
>> > All Information will also create the Recovery Disks required to
>> > recover
>> > from a catastrophic failure of the drive where it becomes totally
>> > unusable.
>> > It IS the right choice if I understand you correctly.
>> >
>> > It's not clear to me whether you're saying the Help freezes, whether
>> > you're
>> > using the backup Wizards, etc., so I'm guessing a little at how to
>> > respond
>> > here. You might also try Help & Support to see if the info you need >> > is
>> > located there; it likey is, or on the 'net if you let it use the >> > 'net
>> > for
>> > its searches.
>> >
>> > Here's one link on the subject of a Repair Install: There are >> > others:
>> > http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
>> >
>> > Basically, I find that if I boot from the CD, then look for the >> > SECOND
>> > "R"
>> > choice, that's the Repair Install. The first one only goes to a
>> > command
>> > prompt for TS'ing.
>> > If for some reason the second R isn't there, then something's >> > made a
>> > repair impossible that way so I go to that link. Actually only used >> > it
>> > once.
>> >
>> > In the event you have the few bucks it takes to get Norton's Ghost >> > or
>> > Acronis True Image, they ARE more efficient solutions, but at the
>> > moment
>> > they might be only band aids that could bite you on the ass later on >> > if
>> > there's a corruption or malware causing problems. Unless you're the
>> > real
>> > geeky type I don't recommend BootItNG; it's good, but kind of >> > techie.
>> > Personally I'm using Norton's Ghost 10.
>> >
>> > HTH
>> > Pop`
>> >
>> >
>> >
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